22 September 2015 • Mark Westall
The Punkt phone, launched at the London design festival, lets you call and text. It also has nice buttons and is easy to hold. And that’s about it. Would you pay £229 for it?
22 September 2015 • Mark Westall
The man who put the 3D visual magic into Harry Potter has set his sights on the future of everything – from ‘experiential branding’ to training surgeons. Our critic lifts off at the London design festival
29 June 2015 • Staff
Luxury British audio brand Ruark has unveiled two sleek, stylish new monochrome finishes for its hugely popular and influential flagship retro-looking R7 radiogram music system.
17 June 2015 • Mark Westall
‘Pictures are being used for talking,’ says social app’s boss, as he tries to help people understand why children are taking ‘a zillion photos’
15 May 2015 • Mark Westall
Small electric two-seater pods will take to public roads – but must be fitted with a removable steering wheel and pedals, and limited to 25mph
1 May 2015 • Mark Westall
Reports that tattoos prevent the Apple Watch’s heart rate monitor from working are far from being unique to Apple, but as wearables go mainstream so will their failings
13 April 2015 • Staff
As technology continues to revolutionize the world, digital artists are now able to present their artwork faster and cost-efficiently to the public. From the looks of it, technology is showing no signs of slowing down. Thus, it is expected that more innovations will appear and revolutionize art in the coming years.
9 April 2015 • Staff
‘There’s still an aim to reach total realism, which isn’t a bad goal’
1 April 2015 • Mark Westall
The manufacturer of the Airlander 10 is looking for investors to follow in the footsteps of Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson and the US military
26 March 2015 • Staff
Social network makes its move into live-streaming video with free app that allows public and private broadcasts from celebrities and regular users alike
13 March 2015 • Mark Westall
Wearable technology is fleetingly entertaining, but when get into our cars we take our lives in our hands
6 March 2015 • Mark Westall
Reports indicate larger 12.9in iPad could be released in second half of 2015 with new USB ports aimed at business users
1 March 2015 • Staff
Japanese robot can lift patients from beds into wheelchairs or help them to stand up, promising ‘powerful yet gentle care’ for the elderly
17 February 2015 • Mark Westall
Predictions for the future of Google’s online video service, from sports rights and games to co-viewing and voice recognition
7 February 2015 • Mark Westall
Swatch to become the second traditional watch manufacturer to enter the smartwatch space and challenge Google, Samsung and Apple
5 February 2015 • Mark Westall
Music star is working with publisher Glu Mobile on iOS and Android game: ‘It’s fair to say that it’s not going to be a shooter’
5 February 2015 • Staff
Welcome to the end of the information superhighway – a ‘data farm’ in the midwest. When Google refused to let artist John Gerrard photograph it, he hired a chopper and decided to beat them at their own game
27 January 2015 • Mark Westall
We may be able to see it from space, but the world’s largest gif is really just an advertising stunt. We still need a real artist to create the first digital masterpiece
26 January 2015 • Staff
Alex Garland’s directorial debut is full of confidence and wit, with Alicia Vikander blurring the lines between human and machine
8 January 2015 • Mark Westall
Constantinos Miltiadis’s project combines inteligloves and Kinect sensors to an Oculus Rift-style headset to provide the ultimate in impressive digital experiences
20 December 2014 • Mark Westall
Founded in 1946, the Japanese company has broken Hollywood, changed the world of music and invented the robot dog, but it wasn’t always plain sailing
20 December 2014 • Mark Westall
It may be big and burly, but there’s a lot to like about the Smart ebike
9 December 2014 • Mark Westall
Eventually 3D-printed cars could be designed with their local environment in mind, such as extreme cold weather or the desert
